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Mothering Ourselves To Wholeness: Employing Black Feminist Criticism & Critical Narrative Methods To Trace Black Maternal Archetypes & Restory The Praxas Of Socio-Politically Engaged Black Mothers In Rural, Suburban, & Urban Contexts, Martez D. Files Jan 2021

Mothering Ourselves To Wholeness: Employing Black Feminist Criticism & Critical Narrative Methods To Trace Black Maternal Archetypes & Restory The Praxas Of Socio-Politically Engaged Black Mothers In Rural, Suburban, & Urban Contexts, Martez D. Files

All ETDs from UAB

Mothering Ourselves to Wholeness: Employing Black Feminist Criticism & Critical Narrative Methods to Trace Black Maternal Archetypes & Restory the Praxes of Socio-Politically Engaged Black Mothers,” is a project that seeks to uncover the myriad ways Black mothers in diverse geographic spaces in Alabama and in select works of Black literature have forged communal wholeness, protected the most vulnerable, and healed harm outside and within communities. Black Mothering Praxis constellates the communal practices that counter exploitation, center care, accountability, and foster wholeness in a world that breaks and fragments Black bodies and beings. The research begins with identifying the various …

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Financial Performance Of Participating Hospitals In Accountable Care Organizations, Abdulrhman Alzhrani Jan 2021

Financial Performance Of Participating Hospitals In Accountable Care Organizations, Abdulrhman Alzhrani

All ETDs from UAB

The study examines the influence of accountable care organizations ACO participation on hospital financial performance. It poses two research questions: 1) how does ACO participation influence hospital financial performance? 2) How do organizational factors- hospital size, electronic health records (EHR) utilization, and ambulatory services- moderate the relationship between hospital ACO participation and financial performance? The study used longitudinal sample of general and surgical hospitals operating in United States from 2009 to 2017. The data were obtained from several sources including American Hospital Association (AHA), AHA survey of care system and payment, hospital cost reports, AHA information technology and Area Health …

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Investigating Stopping When Studying Novel Information, Abbie Ball Jan 2021

Investigating Stopping When Studying Novel Information, Abbie Ball

Other Faculty of Health Theses

The current research aimed to further the knowledge as to why people often terminate studying of novel information early, which has been found to be detrimental to performance. It has been suggested that stopping is due to an incorrect belief in information overload, specifically that seeing a higher volume of information is harmful for performance. The current research explored stopping under multiple perspectives. This included whether it is a metacognitive mechanism, a motivational mechanism or whether it is purely a belief in information overload. Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature around stopping and study time allocation. Chapters 2-4 report 9 …

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Anti-Carceral Futures: A Comparative Perspective Of Restorative And Transformative Justice Practices In The United States And New Zealand, Hannah Goodman Jan 2021

Anti-Carceral Futures: A Comparative Perspective Of Restorative And Transformative Justice Practices In The United States And New Zealand, Hannah Goodman

Fordham International Law Journal

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Enforcement Of Non-Monetary Judgments In Common Law Jurisdictions: Is The Time Ripe?, King Fung Tsang & Tsz Wai Wong Jan 2021

Enforcement Of Non-Monetary Judgments In Common Law Jurisdictions: Is The Time Ripe?, King Fung Tsang & Tsz Wai Wong

Fordham International Law Journal

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Panpsychism And The First-Person Perspective: The Case For Panpsychist Idealism, Brentyn Ramm Jan 2021

Panpsychism And The First-Person Perspective: The Case For Panpsychist Idealism, Brentyn Ramm

Theology Papers and Journal Articles

In this paper I argue for a version of panpsychist idealism on first-person experiential grounds. As things always appear in my field of consciousness, there is prima facie } empirical support for idealism. Furthermore, by assuming that all things correspond to a conscious perspective or perspectives (i.e., panpsychism), realism about the world is safeguarded without the need to appeal to God (as per Berkeley's idealism). Panpsychist idealism also has a phenomenological advantage over traditional panpsychist views as it does not commit perceptual experience to massive error by denying that perceived colors are properties of things. Finally, I argue that the …

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Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Status In Sokoto State, Nigeria, Dauda Milgwe Madubu Jan 2021

Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Status In Sokoto State, Nigeria, Dauda Milgwe Madubu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Immunization remains one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions worldwide. Despite the critical role of vaccines in improving childhood and maternal health, Sokoto state recorded the lowest childhood vaccination completion rate among the 37 states in Nigeria with only 5% of children aged 12-23 months having had full childhood vaccination based on data from the 2018 demographic and health survey. The factors associated with the state’s low childhood vaccination status have not been explored. The study examined the relationship between the sociodemographic factors including parents’ socioeconomic and ethnoreligious factors, place of residence, and children’s biological characteristics and …

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An Educational Program For Nurses To Improve Culturally-Appropriate Mental Health Assessment For Nigerian Immigrant Youth In Central Florida, Blessing Anyaiwe Onyekachi Jan 2021

An Educational Program For Nurses To Improve Culturally-Appropriate Mental Health Assessment For Nigerian Immigrant Youth In Central Florida, Blessing Anyaiwe Onyekachi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractNigerians, like other immigrants, face many health issues with rising waves of conflict and political instability that contribute to high migration rates. As a result, when they arrive in other countries, these immigrants not only have to deal with the trauma they left behind but face issues such as cultural stereotypes, stigma, lack of insurance, cultural and language barriers, poor communication, social discrimination, and low socioeconomic status. The question that this project addressed was whether an educational program for nurses would improve knowledge on culturally-appropriate mental health assessment for Nigerian immigrant youth in Central Florida. This was a nursing staff …

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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementing The Collaborative Problem-Solving Model, Jeremy Derrel Sager Jan 2021

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementing The Collaborative Problem-Solving Model, Jeremy Derrel Sager

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some children display challenging behaviors because they do not have the skills to manage their behaviors appropriately. The collaborative problem-solving (CPS) model was implemented at a local middle school in Tennessee to provide students with social-emotional learning and support (SELS) as a means for promoting students’ self-directed behavior management skills. The problem was that despite the implementation of the CPS model prior to the intervention of administrator support/disciplinary action, the out-of-school suspension (OSS) rate increased since 2016. Guided by Greene’s CPS model, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions of the implementation of the CPS …

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Communicating Organizational Vision And Values To A Multigenerational Workforce, Jose M. Peralta Jan 2021

Communicating Organizational Vision And Values To A Multigenerational Workforce, Jose M. Peralta

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Differences in values, motives, and beliefs of members of a multigenerational workforce can negatively impact organizational sustainability. Business leaders who cannot communicate organizational vision and values to a multigenerational workforce risk reduced organizational sustainability. Grounded in generational cohort theory, communication accommodation theory, and organizational culture theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that leaders of multigenerational workforces within the financial industry use to communicate organizational values and vision for a sustainable work environment. Participants comprised five financial organization leaders in New York City who successfully implemented communication strategies to communicate organizational vision and values for …

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The Relationship Between Transformational, Transactional, And Passive-Avoidant Leadership Styles And Small Business Sustainability, Ahmed Sedky Jan 2021

The Relationship Between Transformational, Transactional, And Passive-Avoidant Leadership Styles And Small Business Sustainability, Ahmed Sedky

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Since 2010, more than 50% of the small businesses have failed to sustain profitable operations past the first year in business. Lack of sustainability is important to small business managers because it can lead to business closure. Grounded in the full range leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to investigate the relationship between transformational, transactional, and passive-avoidant leadership styles, and small business sustainability. Survey data from 128 U.S. small business construction managers were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results indicated no statistically significant relationship. A key recommendation is for small business managers to adopt transformational …

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Exploring The Employability Of Ex-Offenders: Employer Perspectives, Carolyn Diane Smith Jan 2021

Exploring The Employability Of Ex-Offenders: Employer Perspectives, Carolyn Diane Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Due to an increase in the number of convictions for minor crimes in Tennessee, a larger number of people are reentering society with the ex-offender label; there is a general lack of awareness among employers regarding their role in enhancing employability of ex-offenders with minor offenses, which limits employment opportunities for this population. Three main theories that explain the integration of ex-offenders into society underpinned this study: avoidance theory, social control theory, and labelling theory. The purpose of this general qualitative study was to explore the perceptions and practices of 10 human resource managers of middle-to-large companies in Tennessee related …

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Lived Experiences Of Reintegration Of Malaysian Nonviolent Ex-Offenders In Singapore, Hendrika Wilhelmina Vosselman Jan 2021

Lived Experiences Of Reintegration Of Malaysian Nonviolent Ex-Offenders In Singapore, Hendrika Wilhelmina Vosselman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractNonviolent ex-offenders in Singapore of Malaysian descent face many challenges with reintegration into the community following incarceration. The Malaysian ethnic group comprises a small part, only 14%, of the Singaporean population, but they are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, which creates challenges for the Singapore government. The Malaysians face challenges such as the lack of support, academic underachievement, and economic and socioeconomic disparities. There is a literature gap regarding the Malaysian nonviolent ex-offenders who are experiencing problems with reintegration into society and have more limitations than other ethnic groups in Singapore. There are currently no studies focusing on clarifying …

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Managerial Practices For Team Cohesion Among Quality Engineers In The U.S. Automotive Industry, Linda Marie White Jan 2021

Managerial Practices For Team Cohesion Among Quality Engineers In The U.S. Automotive Industry, Linda Marie White

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Compromising on the quality in the automotive manufacturing industry due to a quality manager’s poor team-building skills may sometimes cause financial loss and consumer deaths. A gap exists in the engineering and management literature on guidelines that quality managers in the automotive industry can apply to build team cohesiveness among quality engineers and production teams. The overarching research question in this study addressed the perceptions of quality managers who had successfully created team cohesion within quality engineering teams. The conceptual framework was founded on the concepts of leaders, followers, team cohesion, trust, and commitment and was grounded in leader-member exchange …

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Nurse-Patient Ratios And Falls In The Acute Care Setting: A Staffing Educational Program, Trinia Shawell Williams Jan 2021

Nurse-Patient Ratios And Falls In The Acute Care Setting: A Staffing Educational Program, Trinia Shawell Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe correlation between patient falls and nurse-patient ratios in acute care has been a prevalent topic for decades. The lack of nurse-patient ratio guidelines to direct nurse staffing has restricted nursing leaders’ efforts to address this issue. The purpose of this staff education project was to educate nursing leaders on nurse-patient ratios and their association to patient falls. The practice-focused question centered on whether education would increase nursing leaders’ knowledge about appropriate staffing ratios and practices to reduce falls at a long-term acute care facility. Rogers’s diffusion of innovations theory was the change model used to guide this project. There …

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Enhancing Employee Engagement To Improve Financial Performance, Christine Lamacchia Jan 2021

Enhancing Employee Engagement To Improve Financial Performance, Christine Lamacchia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Business leaders are negatively affected when many employees are not engaged in their jobs. Business leaders who struggle to achieve employee engagement suffer decreased profitability, sales, employee retention, and customer satisfaction. Grounded in employee engagement theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies IT business leaders use to engage employees. The participants were five IT business leaders who successfully developed strategies to engage employees. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, company documents, and artifacts. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Two themes emerged: creating a company culture conducive to employee engagement and using …

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Effects Of Intervention And Prevention Programs On Youth Risk-Taking Behavior In Monroe County, Audrey D. Davis Jan 2021

Effects Of Intervention And Prevention Programs On Youth Risk-Taking Behavior In Monroe County, Audrey D. Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Crime committed by adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16 is a recurring issue in the United States. Research showed a number of contributing factors associated with youth risk-taking behaviors and juvenile delinquency. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to improve the understanding of the relationship between intervention and prevention programs and curbing risk-taking and delinquency among adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16 in Monroe County, New York. This study addressed the connection between modern theories of deviance and programs of juvenile delinquency intervention as conceptualized by Chapman as the theoretical framework. Using intrinsic case …

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Principals’ And Teachers’ Perceptions Of Content-Specific Instructional Feedback, Shernore S. Prince Jan 2021

Principals’ And Teachers’ Perceptions Of Content-Specific Instructional Feedback, Shernore S. Prince

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The research problem for this basic qualitative study was that principals were not consistently providing content-specific feedback to support teachers’ instructional practices. This problem was important because principals, as instructional leaders, are responsible for giving feedback to teachers to support teachers’ instructional practices. The purpose of this study was to investigate principals’ and teachers’ perceptions of content-specific feedback. Danielson’s framework for teaching was the conceptual framework that linked the concepts and variables in this study. The research questions addressed how principals perceived that they provided content-specific feedback to support teachers’ instructional practice, and how teachers perceived principals as providing content-specific …

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Influence Of Online Professional Learning Networks On Teacher Self-Efficacy For Using Information Communication Technology, Jeremy A. O'Toole Jan 2021

Influence Of Online Professional Learning Networks On Teacher Self-Efficacy For Using Information Communication Technology, Jeremy A. O'Toole

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information communication technology (ICT) is increasingly used to enhance teaching and learning, but many teachers lack mastery-level experiences using these computing technologies in the classroom. To further their knowledge, some teachers have turned to online professional learning networks (PLNs) for development, but further research is needed to explore how and why these networks change teachers’ practice. Framed by Albert Bandura's theory of self-efficacy, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of online PLNs on teachers’ perceptions of their technological self-efficacy for implementing ICT in the classroom. The research question of this basic qualitative study with interviews addressed …

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Successful Event Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofit Museums, Stacie Barrett Jan 2021

Successful Event Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofit Museums, Stacie Barrett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some museum nonprofit organizational leaders are experiencing financial losses. Less than 25% of nonprofit agencies in the United States have enough funds to operate for six months. Museum nonprofit leaders are concerned with financial losses because the decrease in financial support can cause decreased operational funding and prohibit museum nonprofit leaders from carrying out the organizational mission. Grounded in Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful event fundraising strategies nonprofit managers use to increase financial support. The participants were three successful nonprofit museum leaders who had fundraising responsibilities. The study …

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The Imperatives Of Political Will For Revenue Diversification In Delta State Nigeria, Benson Chukwuweike Ojoko Jan 2021

The Imperatives Of Political Will For Revenue Diversification In Delta State Nigeria, Benson Chukwuweike Ojoko

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Proceeds from crude oil export account for about 90% of the revenue of the federal, state, and local governments in Nigeria. Given the vagaries of the international oil market, scholars have advocated the need for the government to look beyond oil for other revenue sources with little or no success to date. Despite the plethora of research on the phenomenon of political will, there is no research on how the construct affects revenue diversification at the subnational level. This study examined how central political will is in the design of expansionary revenue policies in Delta State, Nigeria. Developing an understanding …

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Duration, Control, And Success Factors Of Nigerian Public Infrastructure Projects, Gloria Chinwe Ezeoke Jan 2021

Duration, Control, And Success Factors Of Nigerian Public Infrastructure Projects, Gloria Chinwe Ezeoke

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In Nigeria, many infrastructural projects are abandoned before completion, representing a failure on the part of the federal, state, and local governments. There is currently an incomplete understanding of the interwoven causes of Nigerian public project failures. The purpose of this quantitative correlation research was to evaluate the relationships between project duration, control, and success. Project and control theories were the theoretical underpinnings of the study. The two predictor variables were project duration and project control, with the criterion variable being project success. A survey was administered to 74 project management professionals, construction workers, and other stakeholders in the Nigerian …

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Women’S Perception Of Preeclampsia And Antenatal Care Attendance In Northwestern Nigeria, Aisha Nana Adamu Jan 2021

Women’S Perception Of Preeclampsia And Antenatal Care Attendance In Northwestern Nigeria, Aisha Nana Adamu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have demonstrated a significant relationship between antenatal care (ANC) attendance and pregnant women’s sociodemographic characteristics. What has not been clearly studied is the relationship between ANC attendance and pregnant women’s perceptions about conditions such as preeclampsia (PE) that could affect their pregnancies. ANC could facilitate the timely management of these conditions, ultimately improving the outcomes for PE affected women. In this study the relationship between pregnant women’s perceptions about PE and their ANC attendance was examined. Guided by the health belief model (HBM), the research questions were used to explore the associations between four HBM constructs (perceived susceptibility, severity, …

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Leader Strategies That Increase Employee Performance In The Nigerian Public Sector, Oluwashola Martha Elias-Fatile Jan 2021

Leader Strategies That Increase Employee Performance In The Nigerian Public Sector, Oluwashola Martha Elias-Fatile

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Low employee performance can hinder productivity in the Nigerian public sector. Leaders of public sector organizations in Nigeria who lack strategies to increase employees’ performance experience decreased productivity. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies leaders in the Nigerian public sector used to increase employee performance. Participants were four public sector leaders in Nigeria who successfully developed and implemented strategies to increase employee performance. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and internal and external documents, such as training programs, training calendars, meeting agendas, staff letters of recommendation, and staff handbooks. …

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Strategies To Justify Resource Allocation To Corporate-Sponsored Volunteer Programs, Jolene Cantrell Jan 2021

Strategies To Justify Resource Allocation To Corporate-Sponsored Volunteer Programs, Jolene Cantrell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

An increased interest in how perceptions of stakeholders and customers can affect the performance of an organization has led some scholars to study the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance. Some business leaders attempt to allocate significant time and resources towards CSR, specifically corporate-sponsored volunteer (CSV) programs, but have yet to develop the business rationale and lack strategies. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies central Florida executive level business leaders used to establish or maintain CSV programs. Participants comprised three business leaders from central Florida firms …

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Examining Crying Frequency And Duration In African American Women Dealing With Racism, Anika Fonson Jan 2021

Examining Crying Frequency And Duration In African American Women Dealing With Racism, Anika Fonson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The research concerning adult crying is limited, and no studies have been conducted using African American women. The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental study was to explore if crying acts as a coping mechanism for African American women faced with racism and if crying is related to positive mental health outcomes. Past research has indicated that women experiencing racism may seek out support as described by the tend and befriend theory. Crying has been described as a form of release when people are in positions in which they find it hard to cope. A sample of 140 African American women …

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Perceptions Of Physicians And Patients On How Mediated Electronic Health Records Affect Their Communication During Medical Encounters, Fabienne Alexandra Louis Jan 2021

Perceptions Of Physicians And Patients On How Mediated Electronic Health Records Affect Their Communication During Medical Encounters, Fabienne Alexandra Louis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Little is known concerning the effects of the mediated electronic health record (MEHR) on physician-patient communication, thereby making it difficult to provide patient-centered care. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine and understand the perceptions of physicians and patients regarding how MEHR affects their communication during medical encounters in the outpatient setting. Data were collected from five physicians and five patients who provided email responses to open-ended questions. Driven by the media richness theory, a content analysis was performed to analyze the responses. Findings revealed that screen gazing, heavy keyboarding, and positioning of the computer monitor affect physician-patient …

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Maritime Cybersecurity Strategies For Information Technology Specialists, Angela Mizelle Griffin Jan 2021

Maritime Cybersecurity Strategies For Information Technology Specialists, Angela Mizelle Griffin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Dependence on digital technology increases cyber-related risks for maritime industries. As a result, the U.S. Coast Guard network is challenged with maritime cybersecurity, both economically and for national security. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies information technology (IT) specialists use to implement standard practices for ensuring cyber security. The participants included six IT specialists who have successfully implemented standard practices for maritime organizations in Virginia and West Virginia. Data were collected from individual semistructured interviews and a review of 12 external organizational documents available to the public from IT …

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Mp Shocks And Credit Behavior Of Other Depository Corporations In Nigeria, Abiola Omolola Adeleke Jan 2021

Mp Shocks And Credit Behavior Of Other Depository Corporations In Nigeria, Abiola Omolola Adeleke

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The dearth of financial resources for the private sector remains a major constraint to economic growth and development in Nigeria. Amongst other causal factors, the inability of Other Depository Corporations (ODCs) to effectively mobilize financial resources to the productive sectors has been recognized. The gap in literature relates to the fact that previous studies used aggregated loan data, thus, failing to capture sector-specific idiosyncrasies. This study involved evaluating whether monetary policy (MP) has impacted credit creation for economy sectors. The policy feedback, institutional, and financial theories were used to study how MP actions affected deposit taking institutions’ financial intermediation roles. …

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Workplace Psychosocial Factors, Perception Of Organizational Support, And Congregate Workers’ Quality Of Life, Claudine Alicia Cousins Jan 2021

Workplace Psychosocial Factors, Perception Of Organizational Support, And Congregate Workers’ Quality Of Life, Claudine Alicia Cousins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Congregate care organizations employ workers across various environments from shelters, group homes, long-term care homes, and correctional facilities. Congregate care workers in the developmental services sector face numerous risks that affect their quality of life due to workplace stress from daily interactions with individuals with intellectual disabilities and organizational demands. Workers’ perception of the support received from their organization may further impact their quality of life. The purpose of this quantitative study, guided by organizational support theory, was to examine the relationship among the independent variables of workplace psychosocial factors (defined as vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, mental stress, or burnout), …

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